We're looking for a Software Engineer with deep expertise in full-stack development to help develop the next-generation AI platform for market due diligence. You'll own complete features end-to-end - from AI-powered backend systems to polished frontend interfaces that investment professionals in Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Private Credit, and Corporate M&A use to make billion-dollar decisions.
About DiligenceSquared
DiligenceSquared is the AI-native consulting firm. We deliver investment-grade market research and commercial due diligence, powered by AI agents and led by experienced consultants. Our founding team brings deep experience from Blackstone and BCG, and we're backed by Y Combinator and Relentless. Our clients include 5 of the 10 largest private equity firms in the world and represent more than $3T in combined AUM.
What you will do:
Build new product features and experiences end-to-end, everything from database models to API endpoints, and integrating them with UI components for our Web App and AI Voice Agent application
Design and build new AI-powered modules from scratch (e.g., market sizing, competitive analysis) that become core capabilities of our research platform
Build and own product foundations across the stack (AI agent orchestration, voice AI pipelines, interactive data visualization, app and API performance, intelligent automations)
Apply learnings from each project into the product, so we're 1% better everyday (Law of Compounding is real. After all, we are founded by investment professionals).
Qualifications:
3+ years of professional full-stack development experience
Strong proficiency in React/TypeScript and Python
Experience building agentic systems with LLM platforms (Anthropic, OpenAI, or similar)
Deep hands-on experience with LLMs in production - building reliable agentic systems, not just API calls
Experience with PostgreSQL and SQL database design
Experience with modern frontend architecture, state management, and API design
Track record of shipping user-facing products end-to-end
Bonus:
Experience with Next.js and FastAPI
Experience with Anthropic Claude API and Agent SDK
Familiarity with agent orchestration frameworks
Background building interfaces for AI/ML products or data-intensive applications
Familiarity with vector databases and semantic search
Experience with Supabase
Previous startup experience
Who you are:
Love owning complete features rather than just frontend or backend pieces
Can context-switch effectively between system design and UI polish
Take pride in your code and want to work with others who do the same
Act with Urgency so we can empower you with Agency
Pay high attention to detail and are curious about how great products work
Feel discomfort when things don't move as fast as you feel they should
We’re looking for a Software Engineer with deep expertise in frontend to help develop the next-generation AI platform for market due diligence. You'll own the frontend for AI-powered research workflows - building interfaces for voice AI interactions and interactive data visualization to create the next-generation of market reports for investment professionals in Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Private Credit, and Corporate M&A.
About DiligenceSquared
DiligenceSquared is the AI-native consulting firm. We deliver investment-grade market research and commercial due diligence, powered by AI agents and led by experienced consultants. Our founding team brings deep experience from Blackstone and BCG, and we're backed by Y Combinator and Relentless. Our clients include 5 of the 10 largest private equity firms in the world and represent more than $3T in combined AUM.
What you’ll do
Own the entire frontend experience for our AI-powered platform, creating interfaces that delight users at top investment firms
Transform complex data and AI outputs into intuitive, actionable interfaces
Build performant, scalable frontend architecture that can handle intensive real-time operations
Push the boundaries of what's possible with modern web technologies
Apply learnings from each project into the product, so we're 1% better everyday (Law of Compounding is real. After all, we are founded by investment professionals)
Qualifications:
3+ years of professional React/TypeScript experience
Deep expertise in modern frontend architecture and state management
Experience building complex, data-heavy applications
Experience with Next.js or similar React frameworks
Portfolio demonstrating craft and attention to detail
Passion for UI/UX and making complex information accessible
Bonus:
Background building interfaces for AI/ML products
Experience with real-time communication features
Familiarity with voice AI integrations
Previous startup experience
Who you are
Obsess over craft - every interaction and layout decision matters
Take pride in your code and want to work with others who do the same
Act with Urgency so we can empower you with Agency
Pay high attention to detail and are curious about how great products work
Feel discomfort when things don't move as fast as you feel they should
We're looking for a Software Engineer with deep expertise in backend to help develop the next-generation AI platform for market due diligence. You'll architect the AI-powered engine that orchestrates autonomous research agents and voice AI pipelines to create the next-generation of market reports for investment professionals in Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Private Credit, and Corporate M&A.
About DiligenceSquared
DiligenceSquared is the AI-native consulting firm. We deliver investment-grade market research and commercial due diligence, powered by AI agents and led by experienced consultants. Our founding team brings deep experience from Blackstone and BCG, and we're backed by Y Combinator and Relentless. Our clients include 5 of the 10 largest private equity firms in the world and represent more than $3T in combined AUM.
What you will do:
Build new product features and experiences end-to-end, everything from database models to API endpoints, and integrating them with UI components for our web and AI Voice Agent Application
Design and build new AI-powered modules from scratch (e.g., market sizing, competitive analysis) that become core capabilities of our research platform
Build and own product foundations (AI agent orchestration, voice AI pipelines, app and API performance, intelligent automations)
Architect scalable backend services with complex async processing and background task orchestration
Apply learnings from each project into the product, so we're 1% better everyday (Law of Compounding is real. After all, we are founded by investment professionals)
Qualifications:
3+ years of professional Python backend experience
Strong expertise building production APIs (FastAPI, Django, or similar)
Experience building agentic systems with LLM platforms (Anthropic, OpenAI, or similar)
Deep hands-on experience with LLMs in production - building reliable agentic systems, not just API calls
Experience with PostgreSQL and SQL database design
Understanding of async programming, job queues, and distributed systems
Experience with background task orchestration and async processing workflows
Bonus:
Experience with Anthropic Claude API and Agent SDK
Familiarity with agent orchestration frameworks
Background in AI/ML systems or voice AI
Familiarity with vector databases and semantic search (pg_vector, etc.)
Experience with Supabase or similar Backend-as-a-Service platforms
Previous startup experience
Who you are:
Obsess over system design and think deeply about technical trade-offs
Take pride in your code and want to work with others who do the same
Act with Urgency so we can empower you with Agency
Pay high attention to detail and are curious about how great products work
Feel discomfort when things don't move as fast as you feel they should
DiligenceSquared is the AI-native consulting firm. We deliver investment-grade market research and commercial due diligence, powered by AI agents and led by experienced consultants. Our founding team brings deep experience from Blackstone and BCG, and we’re backed by Y Combinator and Relentless. Our clients include 5 of the 10 largest private equity firms in the world and represent more than $3T in combined AUM.
We're looking for a sharp, client-facing Business Lead to own the delivery of commercial due diligence for leading private equity funds.
You'll be the human-in-the-loop at the heart of our AI-powered research process: translating client needs into precise guidelines for our AI agents, overseeing the quality of their outputs, and ensuring every engagement is delivered with white-glove service.
This is a highly visible, client-facing role. You'll work directly with partners and deal teams at top-tier PE funds, have real ownership over your work, and help shape how we build and scale the product – without the layers of process that come with larger organizations.
Own project delivery across multiple simultaneous CDD engagements, from kickoff through final report
Manage client relationships day-to-day
Coordinate expert sourcing across expert networks
Work closely with our AI systems to oversee interviews, analysis and synthesis to ensure coverage against client briefs
Partner with our engineering team to translate client and operational insights into product improvements
Build and refine internal processes and templates that improve delivery quality and speed
Collaborate with the founding team on product feedback
3–6 years of experience at an MBB firm, in private equity, or in investment banking
Experience with commercial due diligence — you understand the methodology, the client expectations, and what separates a good CDD from a great one
Track record of managing complex, deadline-driven workstreams with multiple stakeholders
Exceptional written and verbal communication
High attention to detail — you catch errors others miss and hold your work to an exceptionally high bar
High ownership mentality: you spot problems early and solve them independently
Genuine curiosity about AI and its implications for knowledge work — you should be excited about working at the cutting edge of how AI is transforming research and analysis
Start-up mentality — you're energized by ownership, speed, and variety; equally comfortable shaping strategy and handling the unglamorous work that comes with building something from the ground up
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and building structure where there isn't any
Early-stage equity at a YC-backed company with strong investor conviction and active deal flow
Work at the cutting edge of applied AI — you'll use and shape tools that don't exist anywhere else in the industry
Work directly with the founding team — high ownership and real impact from day one
Intellectually demanding work: complex industries, sophisticated clients, high stakes
A front-row seat to how AI is transforming the multi-billion dollar commercial due diligence market
Competitive compensation and a collaborative, no-bureaucracy culture
DiligenceSquared is the AI-native consulting firm. We deliver investment-grade market research and commercial due diligence, powered by AI agents and led by experienced consultants. Our founding team brings deep experience from Blackstone and BCG, and we're backed by Y Combinator and Relentless. Our clients include 5 of the 10 largest private equity firms in the world and represent more than $3T in combined AUM.
We're looking for our first commercial leader to build and lead go-to-market at DiligenceSquared. You'll work directly with the founders to define how we win new private equity clients, grow relationships across existing funds and build a repeatable commercial organization.
We build client relationships through high-value, project-based engagements. Success starts with earning the first mandate, delivering an exceptional client experience and expanding that trust across deal teams, strategies and offices to build a durable fund-wide relationship.
This is a hands-on builder role. You'll personally originate and close business before building the team and systems that make the approach repeatable.
Win new clients: Build and execute a targeted outbound strategy, create qualified pipeline and lead opportunities from first conversation through proposal and close.
Grow existing accounts: Develop relationships across sector teams, strategies and offices within the funds we already serve, turning strong delivery into repeat and expanded revenue.
Own strategic relationships: Build trust with deal professionals and senior decision-makers through relevant insights, thoughtful follow-up and a strong understanding of their work.
Shape solutions: Partner with founders and delivery leaders to understand client needs, scope engagements, develop proposals and price work appropriately.
Build the commercial system: Establish account planning, pipeline management, CRM discipline, forecasting, handoffs and performance measurement.
Partner with marketing: Turn content, events, partnerships and inbound interest into commercial conversations and measurable pipeline.
Build the team: Determine the next GTM hires, recruit and coach them, and create clear ownership across new business and account expansion.
Relevant leadership experience: You have at least eight years of relevant commercial experience, including experience selling to sophisticated institutional clients and leading commercial people.
Proven revenue ownership: You have personally originated and closed meaningful business and have been accountable for a team or company-level revenue target. Experience in private equity, consulting or investor relations is valuable, but does not substitute for demonstrated commercial results.
Experience building a commercial function: You have hired and coached commercial talent and established a repeatable approach to account planning, pipeline management, forecasting, CRM discipline, handoffs and performance measurement.
Private equity fluency: You understand how PE deal teams work, what creates demand for commercial diligence and research, and how buying decisions are made.
Hands-on leadership: You're excited to originate and close business yourself before and while building the team. You are not looking simply to inherit an established organization.
Excellent judgment with senior clients: You can lead a substantive conversation with PE professionals, recognize a real opportunity and earn the next step.
Commercial discipline: You follow through, ask directly for business and know how to balance revenue growth with strong project economics and a high-quality client experience.
Close founder partnership: You can challenge assumptions, make decisions with incomplete information and work closely with founders and delivery leaders to build the function.
Experience in commercial due diligence, private equity or strategy consulting
Experience selling research, expert-network, advisory or technology-enabled services to investment teams
A strong network across private equity deal teams
Previous startup experience
Build the GTM function at a YC-backed company with real revenue and strong client traction
Work directly with founders who bought this research at Blackstone and delivered it at BCG
Serve some of the world's leading private equity firms and help turn early relationships into a category-defining business
Meaningful early-stage equity and the opportunity to build and lead the commercial organization
Intellectually demanding work across complex industries, sophisticated clients and high-stakes decisions
A small, senior team that enjoys working together, with regular offsites, team dinners and meals together at the office
Competitive compensation, high ownership and very little bureaucracy
DiligenceSquared is the AI-native consulting firm. We deliver investment-grade market research and commercial due diligence, powered by AI agents and led by experienced consultants. Our founding team brings deep experience from Blackstone and BCG, and we're backed by Y Combinator and Relentless. Our clients include 5 of the 10 largest private equity firms in the world and represent more than $3T in combined AUM.
We're looking for a senior commercial individual contributor to win new business and grow relationships with leading private equity firms. You'll work directly with the founders and own the full sales cycle, from account strategy and outreach through discovery, proposal, negotiation, close and expansion.
This is our first dedicated quota-carrying commercial role. You will be expected to sell personally while helping us build a disciplined and repeatable commercial approach. It is not initially a people-management role, but a strong performer could grow into broader GTM leadership as the team expands.
The strongest candidate may be an experienced seller of research, data, advisory services or private-market technology. We are also open to exceptional candidates from private equity, commercial diligence, strategy consulting or investor relations who have demonstrated origination, client development and a clear desire to be measured on revenue.
Own a revenue target: Build sufficient qualified pipeline, manage opportunities rigorously and close new and repeat engagements.
Win new clients: Identify priority funds and deal teams, run thoughtful outreach and turn substantive conversations into live opportunities.
Expand existing accounts: Map relationships across sector teams, strategies and offices and convert successful projects into broader, durable client relationships.
Run the sales process: Lead discovery, coordinate follow-up, shape proposals, navigate procurement and keep opportunities moving to a clear decision.
Shape solutions: Work with founders and delivery leaders to translate client needs into well-scoped engagements with the right commercial terms.
Build the playbook: Improve account planning, messaging, CRM discipline, forecasting, handoffs and measurement as we learn what scales.
Partner across the company: Turn marketing, events, partnerships and strong project delivery into relevant commercial conversations.
Relevant experience: You have at least five years of experience in enterprise sales, business development, private equity, commercial due diligence, strategy consulting, investor relations or another relevant private-markets role.
Evidence that you can win business: You have personally originated, advanced and converted new business or owned meaningful revenue. A strong brand-name background, senior-client exposure or impressive network alone is not enough.
A relevant commercial path: You may be an experienced seller of research, data, advisory services or private-market technology. We are also open to candidates from private equity, commercial due diligence, strategy consulting or investor relations who can demonstrate real origination, client development and commercial ownership.
Private equity fluency: You understand how deal teams operate, how live transactions create demand and how senior investment professionals make buying decisions.
Credibility with senior clients: You can lead a substantive conversation, ask sharp questions and earn trust without relying on a scripted pitch.
Full-cycle selling ability: You are prepared to prospect, run discovery, shape proposals, navigate objections, negotiate and ask directly for the business.
Builder mentality: You want to develop the commercial approach alongside the founders rather than inherit a mature territory, large support team or established playbook.
Persistent execution: You stay organized through long and uneven sales cycles and continue creating momentum after rejection or delay.
Strong judgment: You know which opportunities deserve time, when to involve delivery leaders and how to balance revenue growth with project economics and the client experience.
Selling research, data, expert-network, advisory or private-market technology to investment teams
Experience in private equity, commercial due diligence, strategy consulting or investor relations
An existing network across private equity deal teams
Experience in a founder-led or early-stage company
Experience mentoring junior commercial team members
Own meaningful revenue responsibility at a YC-backed company with real client traction
Work directly with founders who bought this research at Blackstone and delivered it at BCG
Build relationships with some of the world's leading private equity firms
Help design the commercial playbook rather than inherit one
Meaningful early-stage equity and a path to broader GTM leadership
Intellectually demanding work across complex industries, sophisticated clients and high-stakes decisions
A small, senior team that enjoys working together, with regular offsites, team dinners and meals together at the office
Competitive compensation, high ownership and very little bureaucracy
DiligenceSquared is the AI-native consulting firm. We deliver investment-grade market research and commercial due diligence, powered by AI agents and led by experienced consultants. Our founding team brings deep experience from Blackstone and BCG, and we're backed by Y Combinator and Relentless. Our clients include 5 of the 10 largest private equity firms in the world and represent more than $3T in combined AUM.
We're looking for a GTM Associate to help DiligenceSquared win and grow relationships with leading private equity firms. You'll work directly with the founders and GTM leadership to create new opportunities, stay close to existing clients and expand from individual projects into broader relationships across funds.
This is not a conventional SDR role. You'll need to understand how PE deal teams work, recognize when a live deal creates a need for research or commercial diligence and hold credible conversations with sophisticated clients.
You may come from private equity, commercial due diligence, research, expert networks, investor relations or another client-facing role in private markets. Prior sales experience is helpful, but commercial drive, judgment and the desire to build a career in GTM matter more.
Develop new relationships: Identify priority funds and deal teams, conduct thoughtful outreach and turn relevant conversations into qualified opportunities.
Expand existing accounts: Map relationships across sector teams, strategies and offices within the funds we serve and help earn introductions to new buyers.
Stay close to clients: Track client priorities, portfolio activity and live deal signals so DiligenceSquared is relevant and top of mind when a need emerges.
Support the sales process: Prepare for meetings, lead follow-up, coordinate proposals and keep opportunities moving from first conversation to signed engagement.
Build account plans: Maintain clear plans for priority accounts, including current relationships, whitespace, recent activity and next actions.
Partner with delivery: Learn from completed projects, understand what clients valued and bring the right consultants into substantive conversations.
Work with marketing: Help turn content, dinners, events and partnerships into the right client conversations and measurable pipeline.
Build the GTM engine: Keep CRM data sharp, test messaging and outreach approaches, and help develop the playbook as the team grows.
Two to five years of experience: You have worked in private equity, commercial due diligence, strategy consulting, research, expert networks, investor relations or another relevant private-markets role.
Private equity fluency: You understand the pace, priorities and working style of deal teams and can quickly get smart on a fund, sector or transaction.
Commercial instinct: You enjoy building relationships, asking good questions, finding opportunities and moving conversations toward a clear next step.
Polished communication: You write clearly, prepare thoroughly and can represent DiligenceSquared credibly with senior investment professionals.
High initiative: You don't wait for a perfect brief. You identify what should happen next and take ownership of making it happen.
Persistent follow-through: You are organized, responsive and comfortable with the repetition and rejection that come with building pipeline.
Analytical and detail-oriented: You can research accounts, synthesize information and keep a complex set of relationships and opportunities organized.
Fluent with AI tools: You use AI as part of your everyday workflow and know how to use it to research, prepare and execute at a high level.
Experience supporting or selling commercial due diligence, market research or expert-network services
Experience originating relationships, revenue or investment opportunities
An existing network across private equity deal teams
Previous startup experience
Join the early GTM team at a YC-backed company with real revenue and strong client traction
Work directly with founders who bought this research at Blackstone and delivered it at BCG
Build relationships with some of the world's leading private equity firms
Learn both commercial strategy and the substance of commercial due diligence
Meaningful early-stage equity and a path to grow with the commercial organization
Intellectually demanding work across complex industries, sophisticated clients and high-stakes decisions
A small, senior team that enjoys working together, with regular offsites, team dinners and meals together at the office
Competitive compensation, high ownership and very little bureaucracy
DiligenceSquared is the AI-native consulting firm. We deliver investment-grade market research and commercial due diligence, powered by AI agents and led by experienced consultants. Our founding team brings deep experience from Blackstone and BCG, and we're backed by Y Combinator and Relentless. Our clients include 6 of the 10 largest private equity firms in the world and represent more than $4T in combined AUM.
We're looking for a Talent & People Lead to help us hire exceptional people and build the foundations of our people function. You'll work directly with the founders to identify the talent we need, bring great candidates into the business and create an excellent experience from first conversation through onboarding and beyond.
Recruiting will be your primary focus. You'll personally source candidates, run hiring processes and help close hires across consulting, GTM, engineering and operations. Alongside that, you'll own the day-to-day people processes that help a growing team work well together.
This is a hands-on builder role with broad ownership. You'll need to be equally comfortable persuading a strong candidate to take a first meeting, helping a founder make a hiring decision and making sure a new teammate has everything they need on day one.
Own recruiting from start to finish: Partner with founders and hiring managers to define roles, source candidates, run interviews, coordinate feedback and move offers through to acceptance.
Find exceptional people: Build targeted candidate pipelines through thoughtful outreach, referrals and relationships. Develop a clear view of where to find strong talent for each function.
Make hiring more effective: Create clear role scorecards, practical assessments and consistent interview processes that help us make better decisions quickly.
Deliver a strong candidate experience: Keep candidates informed, prepare interviewers and ensure every interaction reflects the quality and ambition of the business.
Help close hires: Understand what matters to candidates, communicate the opportunity clearly and partner with founders on offers and negotiations.
Build excellent onboarding: Coordinate everything from signed offer to first weeks on the team, with clear ownership, thoughtful preparation and regular check-ins.
Own people operations: Manage day-to-day people administration in Rippling, including employee records, payroll, benefits, onboarding and offboarding, with support from Rippling's team and our external advisers. Keep our handbook and policies current and make sure employee questions and administrative tasks are resolved promptly.
Coordinate work authorization and immigration: Work with employees and external counsel to coordinate documentation, visa-related processes and important deadlines.
Support performance and development: Partner with founders and managers to run practical performance reviews, support regular feedback and turn development priorities into clear actions.
Relevant experience: You have at least five years of recruiting experience, with a strong track record of personally sourcing, assessing and closing exceptional candidates. You have owned searches from start to finish and are excited to remain hands-on as we grow.
A strong recruiting track record: You can point to difficult hires you personally delivered, including candidates who were not actively looking. You know how to build a targeted pipeline, earn candidates' trust and close competitive offers.
Hands-on execution: You enjoy doing the work yourself and can manage several searches without losing momentum or attention to detail.
Good judgment about people: You ask thoughtful questions, assess evidence carefully and help hiring managers distinguish an impressive background from a strong fit for the role.
Excellent communication: You write compelling outreach, build trust with candidates and represent DiligenceSquared credibly.
Operational discipline: You are organized, responsive and reliable with the details that make recruiting and people processes work.
Discretion and maturity: You handle sensitive information carefully and know when an issue requires specialist advice.
High initiative: You identify what needs to happen, propose a practical approach and take ownership of following through.
Fluency with AI tools: You use AI to improve research, preparation and administration while applying your own judgment to decisions about people.
Recruiting at an early-stage or rapidly growing company
Hiring across consulting, commercial and technical roles
Experience building a recruiting or people function from the ground up
Practical ownership of onboarding, benefits administration or other HR processes
Familiarity with Ashby, Rippling or similar systems
Build the talent and people function at a YC-backed company with real revenue and strong client traction
Work directly with founders who bought this research at Blackstone and delivered it at BCG
Have a direct impact on the quality of the team and the company's ability to grow
Grow your responsibilities as the business and people function develop
Join a small, senior team that enjoys working together, with regular offsites, team dinners and meals together at the office
High ownership, close founder access and very little bureaucracy